Wisconsin, 2000

Tornado and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, August 14, 2000

August 14, 2000 · NWS MPX · 15 events in 3 counties and zones

9 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

9 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rusk

When
August 14, 7:20 PM CST to 7:21 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, Bruce
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.450, -91.267

Hail, Rusk

When
August 14, 7:30 PM CST to 7:31 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, Ladysmith
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.467, -91.100

Hail, Rusk

When
August 14, 7:30 PM CST to 7:31 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, Weyerhaeuser
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.433, -91.417

Tornado, Polk

When
August 14, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 2 mi ENE of Luck
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.583, -92.450

Tornado knocked down a few trees.

Hail, Rusk

When
August 14, 7:40 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, 12 mi S of Ladysmith
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.300, -91.100

Hail, Rusk

When
August 14, 7:45 PM CST to 7:46 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, Sheldon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.317, -90.967

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When
August 14, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, 4 mi NW of Bruce
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.483, -91.333

Several trees toppled across road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When
August 14, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, 2 mi S of Ingram
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.467, -90.817

Several trees blown over onto road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When
August 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, 8 mi S of Weyerhaeuser
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.317, -91.417

Tree down across road.

Hail, Polk

When
August 14, 9:05 PM CST to 9:07 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Frederic
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.667, -92.467

Flash Flood, Barron

When
August 14, 9:30 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Barron County, Cumberland
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.424, -91.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads covered, some basements flooded. Three to four inches rain fell in less than two hours.

Hail, Barron

When
August 14, 9:50 PM CST to 9:52 PM CST
Where
Barron County, Rice Lake
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.500, -91.733

Hail, Barron

When
August 14, 9:56 PM CST to 9:57 PM CST
Where
Barron County, Cumberland
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.533, -92.017

Flash Flood, Rusk

When
August 14, 10:00 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
Where
Rusk County, West Portion
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.475, -91.133 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Road washed out, numerous other roads covered by water. Some basements flooded. NWS Cooperative observers measured 5.1 inches rain 2 SSE Weyerhaeuser, and 4.73 inches in Sheldon.

Hail, Barron

When
August 14, 11:08 PM CST to 11:11 PM CST
Where
Barron County, Chetek
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.300, -91.650

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5172363, 5172364, 5172365, 5171271, 5172366, 5172367, 5172368, 5172369, 5172370, 5172371, 5171270, 5172372, 5172373, 5171269, 5171272.